Southwest Tennessee Community College is a comprehensive, multicultural, public, open—access college. Southwest has 7 campuses/centers from which it offers over 100 programs and over 20 technical certificate programs.

We foster student success, transform lives, and increase the educational level of a growing community in Shelby County. Southwest is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Title: Transfer & Articulation Administrator

Employee Classification: Other Professionals

Institution: Southwest Tennessee Community College

Department: Career Services and Academic Advising

Campus Location: STCC - Multiple Campus Locations

Job Summary

This is a full-time, fiscal year appointment position, reporting to Director of Career Services and Academic Advising. The incumbent will be a dynamic individual primarily responsible for the development, maintenance, and dissemination of articulation and transfer services, information, and resources.

This position will serve as the primary liaison between higher education institutions and the College and between the divisions of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Southwest Workforce Community Solutions in support of student advisement, retention, placement and/or transfer.

Job Duties

• Design, implement and monitor a comprehensive academic advisement model and protocol to include new, continuing and newly transferred students transitioning into the college as well as providing transfer and articulation information. Ensures students are provided consistent, accurate, and prompt advising services.
• Researches new transfer strategies that improve student retention, persistence, and graduation rates.
• Develops and executes Articulation Agreements between a secondary or Continuing Education program and STCC that clearly identify which courses or program of study that a student must successfully complete to utilize the direct benefits provided to students (e.g., college credit, advance standing, reduced tuition, transfer opportunities).
• Articulates and supports the implementation of the roles and responsibilities of the staff and faculty as outlined by the Articulation agreement.
• Creates and edits a variety of articulation and transfer documents, including reports, and correspondence for students, advisors, and academic departments.
• Provides leadership and vision to communicate changes in degree or transfer requirements to ensure faculty advisors provide consistent and reliable information to students.
• Researches, negotiates, and monitors transfer agreements, credit for prior learning agreements, dual credit contracts, and Memorandums of Understanding (MOU’s) between STCC and post-secondary institutions, agencies and other partners.
• Assists with the development and ongoing maintenance of transfer articulation agreements to include annual review and revision of course equivalency guides.
• Serves as point of contact and liaison for the College with other institutions and Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) to ensure that state and federal regulations are properly incorporated and administered in program design and transfer policies.
• Researches and reviews transfer policies and procedures.
• Coordinates and partners with other higher education institutions around the state to develop and expand transfer opportunities and clear pathways for STCC students.
• Coordinates with Academic Advising and other internal departments regarding the communication and observance of new agreements and pathways for STCC students.
• Reviews learning objectives to adjust curriculum to meet transferability to other institutions and assists in the development of new degree programs offered by the College that are transferable from the implementation of the degree.
• Supervises related staff and models Southwest Community College’s vision to support Transfer, Articulation and Dual Enrollment processes, guidelines, standards, partnerships and offerings.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution and three (3) years directly related experience in student personnel administration, higher education administration, counseling, career development, or related field.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to develop and deliver presentations
  
• Ability to draft/write professional correspondence, reports, and policies
  
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions or complaints from students, faculty, and staff.
  
• Ability to respond to problems and to assist clients with a calm, courteous, and helpful manner.
• Excellent organizational skills
  
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
  
• Computer software proficiency, and experience leveraging technology.
  
  

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Candidates who are called for an interview must notify Human Resources in writing at least five (5) days in advance of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

First consideration will be given to current Southwest Tennessee Community College employees who meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

In order to be considered for the position, the following items must be uploaded:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Unofficial Transcripts

A summary of our benefits can be found below: 

https://www.southwest.tn.edu/hr/benefits-overview.php

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a TBR and AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against students, employees, or applicants for admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or any other legally protected class with respect to all employment, programs and activities.